The New Bern Bears (New Bern, NC) basketball were winner over the visiting Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs (Jacksonville, NC), 51-34 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Bears now possess a 4-16 record. They play next when they travel to J.H. Rose for a 3A/4A Big Carolina bout on Friday, February 7. New Bern will play a Rampants team coming off a 44-33 league loss to D.H. Conley (Greenville, NC). The Rampants record now stands at 5-12.

With the loss, Northside - Jacksonville falls to 6-9 on the campaign. The Monarchs host Havelock (Havelock, NC) to play the Rams in a 3A/4A Big Carolina bout on Tuesday, February 11. The Rams go into the bout with a record of 4-13. Havelock lost 61-24 in their recent league bout against South Central (Winterville, NC)